ligen

See also: Ligen

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German ligan, liggan, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliɡən/

Verb

ligen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liget or lît, past tense lac, past participle gelëgen or gelein, past subjunctive læge, auxiliary hân)

  1. to lie, to be in a horizontal position
    Siu lît ûf dem bette.She is lying on the bed.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • German: liegen

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “ligen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Old English

Etymology 1

From līġ (flame, fire, lightning) + -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliː.jen/

Adjective

līġen

  1. flaming, fiery
Declension

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli.jen/

Verb

liġen

  1. past participle of lēon
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